A white porcelain moon flask


Late Joseon dynastyThe circular flask with an elongated mouth, set on a rectangular splayed foot and applied with four loops on the sides, decorated with circular panels of flowering prunus and camellia molded in relief, the flask covered in a clear glaze with a light blue hue. 8 3/8in (21.2cm) high
|A moon flask of similar form, with opposing reserves of a squirrel in a grapevine and cranes under pine boughs, is on exhibition at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco (The Avery Brundage Collection, B60P379, as 1800-1900, 6 3/8in [16.2cm] high).